waterman

Other forms: watermen

Definitions of waterman

1. noun

   someone who drives or rides in a boat
   synonyms: boater, boatman

   types:

   canoeist, paddler

   someone paddling a canoe

   ferryman

   a man who operates a ferry

   gondolier, gondoliere

   a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola

   oarsman, rower

   someone who rows a boat

   punter

   someone who propels a boat with a pole

   Charon

   (Greek mythology) the ferryman who brought the souls of the dead across the river Styx or the river Acheron to Hades

   oarswoman

   a woman oarsman

   sculler

   someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward)

   stroke

   the oarsman nearest the stern of the shell who sets the pace for the rest of the crew

   type of:

   worker

   a person who works at a specific occupation